Probably A or B. I didn't get Panther until December because I had to wait to see if Apple would give me it via the up-to-date program, even though I didn't quite qualify. (Apple was nice ). I'm not in a great hurry but I'm interested in the features. I'm not worried about using the 10.4.0 release.

Probably C... But I'm not sure... I plan to buy a new laptop when the rev. B's of the next generation of PowerBooks, whether it's a dual G4 or a G5, so if the rev.B's are expected within a few months when Tiger arrives, and 10.5 is far off, then I'll get it with the laptop, but if the rev.B's are far off, I'll buy 10.4 within a couple of weeks of release, and wait for 10.5 before I buy a new computer. We'll see.

I'm in no rush, but I would probably wait and see if a "Tiger + iLife '05" combo came out or something to that effect. Of course, it would depend when that would actually be offered - if it's like the current "Panther + iLife '04" promotion, which is being offered just before upgrades to both product lines (presumably), then maybe not... I'm still up in the air on this one...

If it's out by WWDC 2005 it will come with my G5 that I will order for college next year, either already installed or by the up-to-date program. Thankfully I've only had to pay $129 only once to go from 10.0.1 to 10.3.5, all the rest were only $20 thanks to well timed CPU purchases.

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